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Horoscopes 6-12

The challenge-inducing arrangement of Venus, Pluto and Uranus is tempered by other aspects. Instead of problems, there are mere annoyances of the unavoidable variety. Since the opportunity for annoyance is at every turn, either tacitly agree to be annoyed, or raise your tolerance level by being more loving.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be introducing someone to what is very familiar to you. Remember the basics. There’s much you take for granted about what you know. Break it down. Don’t be afraid to get into the minutiae.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be in a thoughtful mood, and the news you hear can’t help but remind you of a life you left behind. How did life progress for the other parties after you moved on? Wondering could lead to searching.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Youthful folly can bring success. It has before! Believe in the power of the young. They believe what older people can’t. They see a different horizon beyond what experienced eyes observe.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). New ventures will pack a fun-sized snack of chaos. That’s what makes them so enticing. You might not like the taste of this, but you’ll love that you got to sample the untried.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s hard to imagine that you will someday reminisce about this time, but you will. So how can you document it better? More importantly, how can you live it better?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You get the message you’re supposed to get, because you are paying attention. You’ll hear but a few key words, and you’ll know that this one is meant for you. It’s not a message from the person who is speaking; it’s from beyond.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Dangerous situations do not always look like dark city alleys or smell like fire. Dangerous situations can be as innocuous as a kind and attractive person with a warm smile. Then again, there are some kinds of danger you like.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you listen, you give your full attention so you can really take things in. You gather all of the power of what a person is saying and reflect it back like a brilliant mirror. This quality will serve you well today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re intrigued by someone, and you want to get to know the whole person, not just that small part shown to you within the confines of a particular role. One good question is all it takes to open the door.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll take full possession of all that’s going on in your part of the world. This is what it’s like to be vibrantly alive. The moments in which you don’t feel connected will stand out because you are so regularly in a state of flow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Nonconformity is your specialty, and you’ll challenge others to look at their automatic behaviors with new eyes. Your seemingly small gestures — like bringing your own water bottle or grocery bags — will catch on.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If a bad choice isn’t available to you, you are no more virtuous for not choosing it. True virtue comes from choosing what’s right over the temptation of what’s wrong.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 12). A loved one sees you as someone who can do absolutely anything. You’ll start to see yourself that way, too. Your confidence in love will be fully restored in July. August brings more resources to work with. Money won’t solve a problem, but it will improve things markedly. A family challenge leads to victory. Celebrate in October. Aries and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 15, 50, 38 and 13.

ASTROLOGICAL QUESTIONS: “Do you have any advice for a painfully shy Capricorn? My sign is supposed to like challenges, which I do if they have to do with games or work. The biggest challenge in my life is making friends with the opposite sex. When I try to talk to women, I get symptoms like those of a person going into shock: tunnel vision, sweats, heart palpitations, dry mouth, memory loss… I could go on, but I won’t. Fix my extreme social anxiety.”

Yours is an ambitious sign, and you do have a tendency to expect too much of yourself. You’re also goal-oriented, so use this to your advantage. Break down the challenge into smaller goals. Here’s a sample: 1. Make eye contact with five women in one day. 2. Make eye contact and smile at five women. 3. Make eye contact, smile and say “hi” to several women until I feel comfortable doing that.

Move gently, slowly into goals that include a short conversation. Start with three minutes. Know that you will feel extremely uncomfortable, but only for three minutes. You can bear that, right? It may take you several months to work up to that point, but your naturally tenacious personality is working in your favor. Good luck!

CELEBRITY PROFILES: This Gemini teen couldn’t know that the diary of her secret world would touch, educate and inspire millions. Because of her courage and hope in the face of unfathomable evil, Anne Frank’s legacy continues to burn bright. The sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in brilliant Gemini at the time of her birth. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank

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